#NCGA House Calendar June 2, 2014

The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.

 

http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf

 

HOUSE CALENDAR 117th Legislative Day Monday, June 2, 2014 House Convenes at 4:00 P.M.

 

Thom Tillis, Speaker

 

 

 

CALENDAR

 

None

 

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

(Three digit rooms = Legislative Office Building - Four digit rooms = Legislative Building)

 

Tuesday, June 3	Room	Time
AGRICULTURE	643	1:00 pm

 

HB

1188

NCSU Plant Sciences Research Initiative.

 

EDUCATION

643

10:00 am

 

	HB	1062	Schematic Diagrams and Keys of Schools.
	HB	1150	Education Longitudinal Data System Changes.
	SB	370	Respect for Student Prayer/Religious Activity.

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

544

10:00 am

 

	HB	1046	State Plan Amendments/Submission and Notice.
	HB	1065	Study Expansion of Health Care Transparency.
	HB	1066	Study Establishment of New Optometry Schools.
	HB	1132	Strategies for Improving MH-DD-SAS.
	HB	1179	Status Reports Filed by Guardians.

 

TRANSPORTATION -- CORRECTED

643

12:00 pm

 

	HB	1025	DMV Inspection Station Case Continuances.
	HB	1026	MAP-21 Update/Rail Safety.
	HB	1028	Single License Plate Renewal Sticker.
	HB	1029	DMV Conversion of Paper Titles.
	HB	1071	Agritourism Sign Location/DOT Standards.
	HB	1072	Turnpike Authority Annual Audit Date Change.
	HB	1073	Repeal Report/Right Turn on Red.
	HB	1086	DOT Study of State Parks & Trails Signage.
	HB	1122	Drivers License Material Technical Standard.
	HB	1123	Exclude Federal Lands Access Funds from STI.
	HB	1124	DOT Minority/Women Business Program.
	HB	1125	Alt. Criteria under STI for Emergency Repair.
	HB	1126	DOT Partnerships with Private Developers.

 

 

2014 Request/Filing Deadlines

 

Eligible to file in 2014 but no deadlines:

 

(1)     Bills amending the North Carolina Constitution.

(2)     Appointments to/confirmation of members of State boards/commissions.

(3)     Resolutions not prohibited by House or Senate Rules.

(4)     Joint resolutions authorizing other bills (two-thirds vote required).

(5)     Election law bills.

(6)     Redistricting bills for House, Senate, and Congress.

(7)     Bills responding to litigation related to House, Senate and Congressional districts.

(8)     Bills responding to actions related to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

(9)     Bills to disapprove Administrative Rules.

(10)    Adjournment resolution sine die.

 

Otherwise eligible for consideration

 

(1)     Bills that made cross-over.

(2)     Veto overrides.

 

 

 

                                                        Denise G. Weeks

                                                        Principal Clerk

 

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#NCGA Seante Calendar June 4, 2014

The Senate Calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly's website.

 

http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentSenateCalendar.pdf

 

 

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

2013 SESSION

 

SENATE CALENDAR

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

 

Senate Convenes - 6:00 p.m.	Legislative Day 119

 

CALL TO ORDER	Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President
PRAYER	The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain

JOURNAL APPROVAL

RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES

INTRODUCTIONS

 

SJR 879

J. Davis

HONOR ZEB ALLEY.

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

VETO MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SPECIAL ORDERS

GENERAL ORDERS

 

 

COMMITTEE MEETING

 

Wednesday, June 4

 

EDUCATION/HIGHER EDUCATION			10:00 a.m.	544 LOB
	SB 777	Eliminate Obsolete Boards and Commissions
	SB 812	Replace Common Core To Meet NC's Needs
	SB 815	Ensuring Privacy of Student Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SARAH LANG Principal Clerk

 

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Moral Movement Calls People to Raleigh for Moral Monday on June 2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 30, 2014

 

Contact: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP - smbufkin@gmail.com or 404.285.3413

 

[A copy of this release was sent out earlier with an outdated email subject.]

 

 

The NC NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement Calls People to Raleigh for Moral Monday on June 2 to Stand Up for Environmental and Health Justice

 

Pre-Rally Press Conference

4 pm

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church

1801 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC

 

Moral Monday Rally and Action

5 pm

Halifax Mall - behind the General Assembly

16 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601

 

 

RALEIGH, NC - Standing alongside moral witnesses from the Tillis 15, the North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement announced that we will return to the General Assembly for Moral Monday on June 2 to petition our lawmakers to make a serious commitment to protecting the health of our people and our environment.

 

"Our General Assembly continues to pass bad policy after bad policy without regard to the people whose health they are damaging," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of the North Carolina NAACP. "This week, Speaker Thom Tillis, Senate Leader Phil Berger, Gov. Pat McCrory and their extremist colleagues put corporate interests ahead of real people when they rammed through an end to the moratorium on fracking in our state. They put corporate interests ahead of real people when they proposed a budget that takes vital Medicaid support from the elderly and the disabled. We will be back on Monday and we will be back every Monday of this short session until this General Assembly listens to the People's call to repent, repeal and restore confidence in our government."

 

At Moral Monday, environmental and health care experts, moral leaders and everyday North Carolinians who have been impacted will take the stage to make a strong case for the need to repeal these bad laws and policies.

 

The Forward Together Moral Movement will call upon the General Assembly to stop denying health care access to 500,000 North Carolinians by expanding Medicaid and to preserve health insurance coverage for thousands more by supporting the Affordable Care Act. We will also stand up for the health of our environment and for the low-income and minority communities that tend to bear the brunt of exposure to toxic pollution by asking our legislators to repeal the "fast-track" fracking bill and to pass a substantial plan for cleaning up coal ash.

 

Members of the media are invited to a pre-rally press conference at 4 pm in Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, located at 1801 Hillsborough St. After the press conference, we will make our way down to Halifax Mall for the Moral Monday rally and action beginning at 5 pm.

 

WHO:                         North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement

           

WHAT:                       Moral Monday

 

WHEN:                       4 pm - Pre-Rally Press Conference

                       

                                     5 pm - Moral Monday Rally

 

WHERE:                    Pre-Rally Press Conference

                                    Pullen Memorial Baptist Church

                                    1801 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC

 

                                    Rally and Action

                                    Halifax Mall - Behind the General Assembly

                                    16 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 

 

Check out the new video from the sit-in:

  

Tears From Inside the Speaker's Office | Tillis 15 

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ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY TO EXHIBIT LOCAL ARTIST MARNIE BLUM

ORANGE COUNTY, NC (May 30, 2014)—The Orange County Public Library (OCPL) Main Library will host a 22-piece exhibition by artist Marnie Blum. The artwork will be displayed in Hillsborough from June 1 through August 1.

 

The collection of mixed-media art focuses on the universal human experiences of the desire for connection, the reality of separation, and the undying hope of the human spirit.

 

Blum believes people are made of many layers and she reflects that in her layered work, creating symbolic and abstract depictions meant to evoke emotions and conversations from viewers.

 

"Each piece I create focuses on the complexity of human nature, relationships and emotions," says Blum. "And while each piece has a story built into its making, it is through the lens of the viewer's personal experience that the story truly unfolds."

 

Blum is an emerging artist who works primarily in water-based media (acrylics, inks, water-soluble crayons) but also incorporates clay, fibers, paper, and writings; she uses whatever she has in her studio to achieve the desired effect.  She also explores expression through photography, drawing and design. Blum's art, like her life, is driven by instinct and intuition.

 

She resides in Wake Forest, NC, and maintains an online presence atwww.MarnieJBlum.com 

 

The Orange County Public Library is committed to supporting the arts, sharing ideas and strengthening the Orange County community through the regular exhibition of local artwork. Each spring, the Main Library displays artwork from the Orange County Schools, as well as four to five additional juried exhibitions throughout the year.

 

For more information about arts in the library, please visithttp://orangecountync.gov/library/artpolicy.asp

 

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Fracking comes to NC

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The North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement to Stand with the 'Tillis 15' Sit-In Moral Witnesses and Announce Next Moral Monday Focusing on Environmental and Health Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 30, 2014

 

Contact: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP - smbufkin@gmail.com or 404.285.3413

 

 

 

The North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement to Stand with the 'Tillis 15' Sit-In Moral Witnesses and Announce Next Moral Monday Focusing on Environmental and Health Justice

 

Press Conference

Today, May 30, 2014

10:30 am

114 West Parrish St, 

Durham, NC 27702

 

Unable to attend in person? Watch the live stream by clicking HERE.

 

DURHAM, NC - The North Carolina NAACP, the Forward Together Moral Movement and moral witnesses from the 'Tillis 15' will discuss this week's sit-in action in Speaker's Thom Tillis's office, as well as preview our plans for the next Moral Monday at a press conference this morning. On Monday, June 2, we will return to the General Assembly to call upon our lawmakers to make a serious commitment to environmental justice and the health of all North Carolinians.

 

 "The moral witnesses in the 'Tillis 15' emphasized the real-life impact of extreme laws rammed through during the last legislative session," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of the North Carolina NAACP. "North Carolinians who have been hurt by these policies exercised their constitutionally protected right to petition Speaker Tillis for repeal. Under Article XI, Section 4 of the state constitution, "beneficent provision for the poor, the unfortunate, and the orphan is one of the first duties of a civilized and Christian state.' Speaker Tillis' and Senate Leader Berger's policies have broken with this fundamental principle of governance. This Monday in Raleigh, we will join together once again to remind them that their moral responsibility to care for the least of these calls upon them to stand up for environmental justice and for health care access for all North Carolinians."

 

The Forward Together Moral Movement will return to Raleigh on Monday, June 2, 2014 to continue its campaign for repeal by asking that the General Assembly take active steps to protect the health of North Carolina's people and its environment.

 

The moral witnesses were arrested Wednesday morning after sitting in Speaker Tillis' office for upwards of 10 hours, attempting to petition him to repeal the policies that are hurting them and their neighbors directly. 

 

 

WHO:             The NC NAACP, the Forward Together Moral Movement and the Tillis 15

WHAT:          Press conference

WHEN:          Today, Friday, May 30 at 10:30 am

 

WHERE:       NC NAACP Offices

                     114 West Parrish St, Durham, NC 27702

 

 

Check out the new video from the sit-in:

  

Tears From Inside the Speaker's Office | Tillis 15 

 

 

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Stand with the 'Tillis 15' Sit-In Moral Witnesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 29, 2014

 

Contact: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP - smbufkin@gmail.com or 404.285.3413

 

 

 

The North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement to Stand with the 'Tillis 15' Sit-In Moral Witnesses and Announce Next Moral Monday Focusing on Environmental and Health Justice

 

Press Conference

Friday, May 30, 2014

10:30 am

114 West Parrish St, 

Durham, NC 27702

 

DURHAM, NC - The North Carolina NAACP, the Forward Together Moral Movement and moral witnesses from the 'Tillis 15' will discuss this week's sit-in action in Speaker's Thom Tillis's office, as well as preview our plans for the next Moral Monday at a press conference tomorrow morning. On Monday, June 2, we will return to the General Assembly to call upon our lawmakers to make a serious commitment to environmental justice and the health of all North Carolinians.

 

 "The moral witnesses in the 'Tillis 15' emphasized the real-life impact of extreme laws rammed through during the last legislative session," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of the North Carolina NAACP. "North Carolinians who have been hurt by these policies exercised their constitutionally protected right to petition Speaker Tillis for repeal. Under Article XI, Section 4 of the state constitution, "beneficent provision for the poor, the unfortunate, and the orphan is one of the first duties of a civilized and Christian state.' Speaker Tillis' and Senate Leader Berger's policies have broken with this fundamental principle of governance. This Monday in Raleigh, we will join together once again to remind them that their moral responsibility to care for the least of these calls upon them to stand up for environmental justice and for health care access for all North Carolinians."

 

The Forward Together Moral Movement will return to Raleigh on Monday, June 2, 2014 to continue its campaign for repeal by asking that the General Assembly take active steps to protect the health of North Carolina's people and its environment.

 

The moral witnesses were arrested Wednesday morning after sitting in Speaker Tillis' office for upwards of 10 hours, attempting to petition him to repeal the policies that are hurting them and their neighbors directly. 

 

 

WHO:             The NC NAACP, the Forward Together Moral Movement and the Tillis 15

WHAT:          Press conference

WHEN:          Tomorrow, Friday, May 30 at 10:30 am

 

WHERE:       NC NAACP Offices

                        114 West Parrish St, Durham, NC 27702

 

 

To see personal testimonies from some of the Tillis 15, check out the new video from the sit-in HERE.

 

 

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NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement to Visit State Lawmakers Today to Advocate for Repeal of Extreme Laws Now Hurting Thousands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,

May 27, 2014

Contact: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP - smbufkin@gmail.com or 404.285.3413

Note: Time Change from 12:30 PM to 12:15 PM

The North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement to Visit State Lawmakers Today to Advocate for Repeal of Extreme Laws Now Hurting Thousands

Today, Tuesday, May 27, 2014

12:15 pm

Halifax Mall (behind the General Assembly)

16 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601

DURHAM, NC - The North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement will return to the People's House today, Tuesday, May 27 to lobby our lawmakers directly to repent for the harm inflicted by their ideological choices, to repeal these extreme laws that are hurting our state's most vulnerable and to restore our confidence in their capacity to govern for the good of the whole. 

"Today, we will go into the People's House ready to make our voices heard on behalf of thousands of North Carolinians," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of the North Carolina NAACP. "By visiting each and every state legislator in person, we hope to remind them that their political choices are more than just policy debates - they are hurting real people."

At the Forward Together Moral Movement People's Lobby & Advocacy Day, grassroots volunteer lobbyists from across North Carolina will visit state legislators to advocate for returning public policy to the moral center - particularly for the expansion of Medicaid, the restoration of the Earned Income Tax Credit, the extension of unemployment benefits, increased support for teachers and public schools, stronger environmental regulation around coal ash and a fair tax code that does not give huge windfalls to the wealthy and corporations, only to overburden the working poor.

Prior to the lobbying session, movement supporters will attend a policy briefing by scholars and experts so as to better understand the tremendous benefits North Carolinians could gain if state lawmakers were to repeal and reverse these extreme policies.

The schedule for tomorrow's Forward Together Moral Movement People's Lobby & Advocacy Day is below:

12:15 - Media are encouraged to arrive to set up 

12:30 - Opening remarks by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, on Halifax Mall

12:40 - Policy briefing by scholars (see full list below)

1:00 - "Moral Foundations for Public Policy: Bible and Prayer Study" hosted for legislators by clergy members in Room 1425 in the General Assembly Building

1:15

1:30 - Lobbying instructions

1:50 - Question and answer session on lobbying strategies

2:00 - Break into small teams, receive lobbying materials and move to the General Assembly

2:30 - Lobbying teams visit legislators in their offices to advocate for repeal

The list of scholars and speakers for the policy briefing are as follows:

Voting Rights   -   Dr. Stephen Boyd, Wake Forest University

EITC   -   Dr. Patrick Conway, UNC-Chapel Hill

Education   -   Dr. Karey Harwood, NCSU

Racial Justice Act   -   Dr. Bob Korstad, Duke University

Medicaid Expansion   -   Dr. Nancy MacLean, Duke University

Women's Health   -   Dr. Rachel Seidman, UNC-Chapel Hill

Unemployment Insurance   -   Dr. David Zonderman, NCSU

Benefits of Repeal   -   Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch

The Forward Together Moral Movement has also released a new video on May 19's Moral Monday rally and action. See below:

Moral Monday Returns | NC Forward Together Moral Movement

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Legislative Alert! Help Repeal a Jim Crow Law in Durham County

Since 1935, Durham County, to its shame, is the ONLY county in North Carolina to still have on its books the Jim Crow legacy law designed to restrict the ability of African Americans to defend themselves.

Last year, Senator Mike Woodard took a brave step forward to support the Civil Rights of African Americans and the Second Amendment Constitutional Rights of all Americans living in Durham County. Mike introduced Senate Bill 226 which would repeal this Jim Crow legacy law. The bill passed the NC Senate and was actually placed on the House calendar for a vote. Without explanation the bill was pulled from the calendar and sent to the rules committee where it remains today.

Right now, one man stands in the way of this bill being passed-- Representative Tim Moore, Chairman of the House Rules Committee.

On May 14th, 2014, opening day of the legislative short session, Tim Moore told representatives of Grass Roots North Carolina that he would get this bill out of committee and onto the floor within the next week. So far no action has been taken and his legislative assistant told GRNC there was a "reason" the bill did not move out of committee. That "reason" is unknown at this time.

Please call, write, e-mail, personally show up at his office or do whatever you can to inform Representative Tim Moore that it is time to pass SB226 and put this Jim Crow legacy law behind us. We only have a few weeks in this legislative short session to get this bill passed.

Contact Representative Tim Moore at Tim.Moore@ncleg.net, 919-733-4838, NC House of Representatives, 16 W Jones Street, Room 2301, Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 and 704-739-1221, 305 East King St., Kings Mountain, NC 28086. 

Thank you,

Paul Daniel

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NOTICE OF TIME CHANGE FOR TUESDAY LOBBY & ADVOCACY DAY DUE TO LEGISLATURE'S DELAYED RE-CONVENING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,

May 23, 2014

Contact: Sarah Bufkin, NC NAACP - smbufkin@gmail.com or 404.285.3413

 

The North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement to Appeal Directly to Legislators for Repeal of Extreme Laws at People's Lobby & Advocacy Day

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

12:30 pm

Halifax Mall (behind the General Assembly)

16 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601

Included: A new video release on May 19's Moral Monday.

DURHAM, NC - The North Carolina NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement will return to the People's House this Tuesday, May 27 to lobby our lawmakers directly to repent for the harm inflicted by their ideological choices, to repeal these extreme laws that are hurting our state's most vulnerable and to restore our confidence in their capacity to govern for the good of the whole.

At the Forward Together Moral Movement People's Lobby & Advocacy Day, grassroots volunteer lobbyists from across North Carolina will visit state legislators to advocate for returning public policy to the moral center - particularly for the expansion of Medicaid, the restoration of the Earned Income Tax Credit, the extension of unemployment benefits, increased support for teachers and public schools, stronger environmental regulation around coal ash and a fair tax code that does not give huge windfalls to the wealthy and corporations, only to overburden the working poor.

"Last Monday, we entered the General Assembly with tape over our mouths to dramatize Speaker Thom Tillis's and Senate Leader Phil Berger's tyrannical attempt to silence public petitions in the People's House," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of the NC NAACP. "We said it then, and we will say it again, that was the last time we will be silent when our brothers and sisters are suffering under these extreme policies and laws. This Tuesday, we will go into the People's House ready to make our voices heard on behalf of thousands of North Carolinians. By visiting each and every North Carolina legislator in person, we hope to remind them that their political choices are more than just policy debates - they are hurting real people."

At the People's Lobby & Advocacy Day, volunteer lobbyists will gather at 12:30 pm on Halifax Mall behind the General Assembly building to listen to a policy briefing from scholars and to receive advocacy instructions. The assembled will break into smaller lobbying teams around 2:30 pm and head into the General Assembly to visit the offices of our state legislators to advocate for repeal. 

Also at 1:00 pm, members of the clergy will hold a program for lawmakers entitled: "Moral Foundations for Public Policy: Bible and Prayer Study" in the General Assembly for those interested in discussing the social mandates instrumental to our faith traditions. Information on the specific room for the Bible and Prayer Study will be forthcoming.

The Forward Together Moral Movement has also released a new video on May 19's Moral Monday rally and action. See below:

Moral Monday Returns | NC Forward Together Moral Movement

WHO:                        The NC NAACP and the Forward Together Moral Movement

WHAT:                      People's Lobby & Advocacy Day

WHEN:                      12:30 pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2014

WHERE:                   Halifax Mall - behind the General Assembly Building

                                   16 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601

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#NCGA Senate Calendar - Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The Senate Calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly's website.

 

http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentSenateCalendar.pdf

 

 

<image002.png>NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

2013 SESSION

 

SENATE CALENDAR

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

 

Senate Convenes – 5:00 p.m.	Legislative Day 114

 

CALL TO ORDER	Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President
PRAYER	The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain

JOURNAL APPROVAL

RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

VETO MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SPECIAL ORDERS

GENERAL ORDERS

GENERAL ORDERS

 

COMMITTEE MEETING

 

Wednesday, May 28

 

EDUCATION/HIGHER EDUCATION			10:00 a.m.	544 LOB
	HB 230	Amend Law Defining Home Schools

 

2014 Request/Filing Deadlines

 

Drafts	To Bill Drafting by 4:00 p.m.	Filed by 4:00 p.m.
Bills affecting 2014-2015 budget	Friday, May 16	Tuesday, May 27
Local Bills	Wednesday, May 21	Wednesday, May 28
Bills primarily affecting State or local retirement systems	Wednesday, May 21	Wednesday, May 28

 

Eligible to file in 2014, but no deadlines:

(1)      Bills amending the North Carolina Constitution

(2)      Appointments to/confirmation of members of State boards/commissions

(3)      Resolutions not prohibited by House or Senate Rules

(4)      Joint resolutions authorizing other bills (two-thirds vote required)

(5)      Election law bills

(6)      Redistricting bills for House, Senate, and Congress

(7)      Bills responding to litigation related to House, Senate and Congressional districts

(8)      Bills responding to actions related to the Voting Rights Act of 1965

(9)      Bills to disapprove Administrative Rules

(10)         Adjournment resolution sine die

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